Activity Steps

Description

This article has been approved by the Orthopaedic
Nurses Certification Board for Category A credit
toward recertification as an ONC.

Purpose of Activity

To provide details of a study designed to identify what
constructs from the Integrated Behavioral Model (IBM) can predict nurses'
intentions to administer PRN opioid analgesics for pain relief to hospitalized
postoperative orthopaedic patients.

Learning Objectives/Outcomes

After completing this continuing education activity you will be able to:

Discuss the prior research related to nurses' administration of opioids to
hospitalized postoperative patients, and the rationale for and the theoretical
framework of the current study.

Describe results, implications, and limitations of this study.

Disclosures

The authors and planners have disclosed no potential conflicts of interest, financial or otherwise.

Price:$15.00

Credits:

Lippincott Professional Development is accredited as a provider of continuing nursing education by the American Nurses Credentialing Center's Commission on Accreditation. This activity is also provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, Provider Number CEP 11749. Lippincott Professional Development is also an approved provider of continuing nursing education by the District of Columbia Board of Nursing, Florida Board of Nursing, and Georgia Board of Nursing, #50-1223.

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